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We are not short of attempts to show what alien life forms might look like. In science fiction we have an abundance of images; in books, magazines, television programs, films, and in the past couple of decades, computer games. Figure 15.1 shows one of literally thousands of examples. In the majority of cases the aliens are intelligent and leave much to be desired in their behavior.
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(2008). What might the aliens be like?. In: The Search for Life Continued. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76559-4_15
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